Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-12
GuoEGE asa o,saIEx.

Henry George expresses bis disap
pFovAl Of the course pursued By VIII
liAn 0'BEien in New York. BE thinks
that be Oegbt 70 hsvs attended the
meeting presided ever by AsHAskin,
aud thst 10 not doing % be insalssd the
voFkinemsn Of America. The work.
inRmsn 0AAmsFiea. 10 may be remarked
pasenthssisaIly. Do not seem to know
that they have been insulIed, and 80 on
WORKING every day and adnirins
O'Bsisn jasa a. mash a. ever.
What IL Is thai George vould have
bad o'BFisn dor What is 10 that
0'BEisn refused TO dor How has be
thereby insulted the Uorkinguen Of
AuericAi These qusstisns are peril
nsnt, aad every American uoFhinRmsn
shsald ash them before be begins to feel
ipsulted.
O'Bren, upon bis arrival In New York
about ten days aga. vas notified that Q
WorkinGmen's Demonstration In bis
honor wO0ld take place on the evening
OF Saturday. Jase 4ih. He notified tie
committee Of bis acceptance Of the
hooOF, stipulAsing hoWeVeF. that the
meeting should be strictly hone rule
Demonstration, and that bis presence Of
u woald not be construed as Su in!isA-
ton Of bis position Ia regard to any OF
the questions nov before the American
people. The committee assured him
thai the @esting would be merely q
home rule demonstration, and that il
woald not involve him in the discussion
Of any American political question.
On the day appointed for the Rseetins
q copy Of the resolutions 10 be passed
we're soRt 10 Mr.. O'Brien for h ls opinion
To bis surprise be found that the lAnt
theories Of Henry GsOree and thI
position assumed By DR.. McGlynn yer,
TO receive the unqualified endorsement
Of the meeting. lie also learned tha
JOAN McMsck'B, q member OF the dyn.
Amite wiaR Of the Irish party. vas Il
preside Al tbs meeting. He courteoasly
reGuested the committee 20 alter ID,
resolutions and 10 select another chair
-nan. ihty released Il comply With hi
reqaesi, aud be accordingly inforutG
issn that be could not attend the meet
ias. TITS Eas the iaslli 20 American
ue'kingmen. and Is is Tor this tha
Henry GeorGe devotss page Of his
paper TO abase Of O'Brisn.
George and his fsllowsFs asked a Tresl
DIAL q o'Bfisn- Thsy desired to rs.
bin as tOsl, and because be refused Il
- made U.S. q, they ssssl hin a. an
snemy Of labor. O'Brien has slwAyi
bees Al advocate Of = constitutions
agitation in favor Of bone rule. ans
they asksd him TO SPEAK ct = ueeiins
presided over BY notaFioas dynauiter
he Is Catholic. and they asked him 10
endorse DR.. MsGlyan in bis refusal e
ossy the commands OF The Pope. Nine
'snths OF the American people fAvol
home rule for Ireland AnS nos one oat
Of every hundred Of them aocept lhs
Std theories % Henry George. Yet
the 6eorEeites asked O'Brisn 10 link The
I've causes toEeiher-tO present the
cause Of Ireland 10 The American people
SeiEhted down uiih TIE cause Of Hsnry
I George
obrisn vOald have been fool II BE-
had made saoh losiDg barvain. he
Soala have been . traitor 10 the eaass
vhich be represented II be had sutan-
gied u With the tOOlishnsss Of Gsoree.
AS3lyua and MsNASktn. Instead Of
issaltluE the wssktRSuen Of America,
he simply administered a deserved re-
bnke TO George and bis hsatsnAnis Who
profess 10 keep the conscisDces % the
entire sody % AmeFtssn workinensa-